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Workflex in Retail, Service and Hospitality Guide: Cooperative Scheduling, Beyond Bias is the go-to-resource for making work more flexible and effective. For many, the idea of flexible work arrangements for hourly frontline service jobs feels impractical or difficult to manage. But, in reality, it is possible and has been instituted by a number or retailers, restaurants and hotels across the

If you’re looking for ways to make your workplace more effective and flexible, our guides can help. These free Workflex Guides are for employers who want to explore ways to #ReinventWork, create work environments that are work-life friendly and productive, with low turnover and absenteeism rates. These guides will help you become an employer of choice.

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Workflex and Health Care Guide: From Forced Flexibility to Effective Schedules is for employers in the health care industry who want to rethink how they approach workplace flexibility for doctors, nurses, and other staff tied to the 24 hour, hands-on, high stakes task of saving lives. It offers several case studies, practical advice and tips on how to use workflex

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